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Student participation in university governance: the opinions of professors and students

This article focuses on analysing student participation in university governance, with the specific aims of identifying the main obstacles to student participation and offering proposals of how to better facilitate student involvement in the functioning of the university. From student questionnaires, teaching staff interviews and student discussion groups we obtained information regarding the major obstacles to student participation. The methodology employed in this research allows us to compare and contrast the opinions and perceptions of students and teaching staff. Significant differences are identified that highlight the main ways for facilitating change in student participation in the university. The required changes should not only relate to improving the means by which students are informed about ways of participating, but also influence how universities structure participatory processes, the role of the teaching staff and, specifically, the role of coordinators of those managing bodies closest to the students

Taylor and Francis

Autor: Planas Lladó, Anna
Soler Masó, Pere
Fullana Noell, Judit
Pallisera, Maria
Vilà Suñé, Montserrat
Resum: This article focuses on analysing student participation in university governance, with the specific aims of identifying the main obstacles to student participation and offering proposals of how to better facilitate student involvement in the functioning of the university. From student questionnaires, teaching staff interviews and student discussion groups we obtained information regarding the major obstacles to student participation. The methodology employed in this research allows us to compare and contrast the opinions and perceptions of students and teaching staff. Significant differences are identified that highlight the main ways for facilitating change in student participation in the university. The required changes should not only relate to improving the means by which students are informed about ways of participating, but also influence how universities structure participatory processes, the role of the teaching staff and, specifically, the role of coordinators of those managing bodies closest to the students
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/257578
Llenguatge: eng
Editor: Taylor and Francis
Drets: Tots els drets reservats
Matèria: Ensenyament universitari
Education, Higher
Estudiants universitaris
College students
Universitats
Universities and colleges
Títol: Student participation in university governance: the opinions of professors and students
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Repositori: Recercat

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